Glove



J. A. SMITH.

GLOVE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 9. 98..

Patenta& May 30, 1922.'

INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

&imran s'rA ss mram JOHN ANTHONY SMI'DH, or SPQKANE, WASI-IINGTON, ASSlGNOR To THUMTHUM v PRODUCTS, me., on sroKANn, WASHINGTON.

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This invention pertains to gloves and has for its object to provide means for utilizng both the front and back side of the glove and thus to get double the amount of wear' out of a pair of gloves than Would ordinarily be gotten. It is generally known that a glove wears out on the front side andbecomes useless on that account, while the back side remains unworn.

I accomplish the purpose desired by placing on the glove two thumbs instead of one,

'the two being placed opposite each other,

one on each side of the glove. The improvement can be used on all cheap working gloves and on mittens.

The invention is illustratad in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1, is an elevation of one side ot the glove, and Figure 2, is an elevation of the other side ot the glove.

In a detail description in which like numei-als refer to like parts throughout the several views, a glove hand 10 is provided with the usual four fingers 11, the` usual single thum 12 and an added thumb 13, the added thuinb 13 being `diametrically opposite the usual thumb 12. When the side 14:

Specification of ?Letters Patent. Patented 31 37 ,30 1922 Application filed April 9,

1918. Serial No. 227,&36.

' of-the glovevis being used on the palm side of the hand, thethumb '12 is down as shown n Figure 1, and the thumb 13 is doubled back out of the way and 'fastened by a ball and socket fastener comprsed of the parts 15 and 16. The part 15 is a ball secured to the outer surface of the innerv end of the thumb and the part 16 is a socket Secured to the outer surface of the outer end of the thunb. hen the side 17 of the glove is being worn in the palm of the hand, the thumb 13 is unfastened and opened out and the thtnnb 12 is doubled up and fastened in the same manner as the thumb 13 is shown doubled up and fastened. -Any suitable fastener, other than the one shown, will sutice.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A glove having two thumbs, one on each side of the body of the glove, the two being oppostely disposed, and means for externally and positively fastening the thunib in a doubled position, such means coinprising afastener having a part Secured to the outer sui-'face of the inner end ot the thun'b and a -co-operating part secured to the outer surface of the outer end ot' the thumb.

In testimony whereof, I aitix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

'JOHN ANTI-IONY sMiTH lVitnesses L. LVVESTFALL, J; E. MOANDREW. 

